Scientific Name:
Amelanchier canadensis
Pronunciation:
am-ul-LANK-ee-ur kan-uh-DEN-siss
Common Name:
Canadian serviceberry
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, most blades elliptic-oblong, 3-6(-10)cm long x 2-3(-5)cm wide, finely pubescent undersides (and upper surface when young), 10-15 pairs of major veins, apex apiculate, base rounded, margin serrate; raceme of open, white florets, 5 petals 7-10mm long; pomes pulpy, blue to purplish-black, 7-10mm long. Winter ID: twigs smooth, reddish-brown, prominent lenticels; buds alternate, red-purpish, pubescent, ovoid, 6-9mm long.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical, Round, Vase
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Canada - eastern, U.S. - northeast
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Fall interest, Spring interest, Urban agriculture, Waterside planting, Wildlife food, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Freely hybridizes with other seviceberry species. Compare to smooth serviceberry (eastern North America).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Red
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblong, Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Apiculate
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Serrate
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Edible, Pome
Fruit Colour:
Purple, Red, Dark-red, Black (Green, red, before ripening to purplish to nealy black)
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible, Used in commercial fruit productrion
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Dark Grey, Red
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid (Distinctive smell)
Organ Modifications:
Stipule, leafy, (deciduous)
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Beetles or weevils, Fungal leaf spot, Leaf miner insect, Mildew, Mites, Mold, Rust (Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (JPL) Juglans PLanting
- (QRR) Quercus Robur Row planting